Wissenswertes

Was the valedictorian of his graduating class at Clay High School (South Bend, Indiana), and was accepted to Harvard College, where he graduated in 1985.

His character on Breaking Bad (2008) was a fan favorite but Norris wanted Hank Schrader to be killed off in the middle of Breaking Bad's final season. However, since the final season was split into two parts, Norris had to stay on until the end. As a result, Norris had to turn down the opportunity to star in a sitcom pilot in order to finish filming Breaking Bad (2008)'s fifth season.

Appeared in Little Miss Sunshine (2006), which also features his Breaking Bad (2008) co-star Bryan Cranston.

He appeared in both Terminator 2: Tag der Abrechnung (1991) and Terminator: S. C. C. (2008).

Is the father of two daughters and three sons, with an age span of 17 years between the eldest and youngest.

Earned a black belt in Taekwondo while in high school.

His parents were Jack Norris (1930-2008), who was of English, Irish, and German ancestry, and Rosemarie (nee Lacay) Norris (1934-2012), who was of Hungarian origin.

He has appeared in one film that has been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: Terminator 2: Tag der Abrechnung (1991).